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Trending Tensions have been high in the region, with both US and Chinese forces carrying out military exercises throughout the South China Sea. The document also mentioned dispensing and sustaining combat operations for extended periods “if needed”. To accomplish this, the US Indo-Pacific Command is seeking $4.68 billion (£3.38 billion) in the upcoming fiscal year. In a conference speech on March 1, Admiral Philip Davidson, leader of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said: “The greatest danger we face in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of conventional deterrence vis-à-vis China. US ...

US Indo-Pacific Command Seeks Doubling of Budget, Ring of Missile Sites Off Chinese Coast - Report Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202103061082269483-us-indo-pacific-command-seeks-doubling-of-budget-ring-of-missile-sites-off-chinese-coast---report/ China has set a goal of becoming a “fully developed nation” and “a global leader” by 2049, the centennial of its socialist revolution, but the US has accused the 1.3 billion-strong country of plotting to overturn the world order it has carefully constructed in its favor. In a five-year investment plan submitted by the hea...

News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news US Pacific Commander Defends $27 Billion Plan to Confront China The Pacific Deterrence Initiative calls for a 'precision-strike network' of long-range missiles around China Adm. Philip Davidson, the head of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), is defending a $27 billion wishlist his command submitted to Congress to confront China in the region. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, Davidson recognized that the plan, known as the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI), is “not without controversy” but argued it was wort...

U.S. Navy The U.S. military has advised Congress that it needs new precision-strike, air missile defense, and other capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, a sign of deepening military competition between the two rival nations. In an assessment submitted earlier this week, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command outlined a range of requirements for strengthening conventional deterrence in the region, according to reviews of the document by Nikkei Asia and remarks Thursday by Adm. Philip Davidson, who leads the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The assessment calls for “the fielding...

Advertisement In a virtual address to the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association TechNet Indo-Pacific Conference on March 1, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral Phil Davidson outlined his message for the Pentagon and the U.S. Congress, to be delivered over the next few weeks, when it comes to the INDOPACOM’s force posture and warfighting requirements for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI). According to the admiral, both revolved around one “fundamental truth”: “The greatest danger we face in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of conventional deterrence vis-...